chemical nomenclature?
Posted on | March 8, 2010 |
what does andro and androsta mean?
i see it in anabolic steroids and prohormone names but what does it mean?
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March 8th, 2010 @ 12:02 am
andros is "man" in Greek. So an androsteroid is a male hormone. Anabolic means metabolic in the sense of building up something. The opposite is catabolic. Progesterone is a female hormone, from "gest" for gestation, meaning, "Haw foo, baby! Let’s get it on!"